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<br />FROIl1 : hZYW <br /> <br />... PHONE NO. : 9631545 ... <br /> <br />DA\{'\? Gv~ol~.s... <br /> <br />.c/\~ r> ~\a.~ GvO( <br /> <br />OvO-.f-t WOv- Kfk< V'I -<bv G'~-o\'!o{\..T <br /> <br />f\-e.a?e- If'W -( e-uJ 0.. v\o\ c.tUA. <br /> <br />w ~ -\~ WVV\VV\o;!i;; c? ,,-1. . ~ c... <br />Pitkin County and the Roaring Fork Energy Center have \ V~n ~~ <br />developed a cooperative water conservation project that will - <br />offer the sale and/or installation of water-saving devices to {Jt; <br />residents of each COl\llllunity that is a member of the Roaring _ <br />Fork Valley Forum. This involves 12 local governmental' .' <br />entities including Aspen, Basalt, Battlement Mesa, . , <br />Carbondale, Glenwood Springs, New Castle, Parachute, Rifle, <br />Snowmass Village and the Counties of Eagle, Garfield and <br />Pitkin in the Roaring Fork Valley. . <br /> <br />Jul. 20 1993 11:20PM P01 <br /> <br />10.0 <br />pu2. ~ <br />() r;;- '. <br />\~v <br /> <br />PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br /> <br />The grant award of $20,000 from the Colorado Office of Wa <br />Conservation will be matched by other local funding sourc <br />Each household that receives a new water-efficient toilet <br />will pay $125 for their share of the cost of labor and <br />materials. Combining these funds with other donations of <br />direct and in-kind cash and services will generate additional <br />funding for thiS project. . <br /> <br />Our primary focus will be on tl'\e installation of new ultra <br />low flush toilets that will replace old, inefficient ones. <br />This retrofit measure ,alone wi],l l;"educe water conSUmed by <br />toilets by over 50%. We will &lso install efficient <br />showerheads and faucet aeratora as part of the conservation <br />retrofit package. Il'\lplementat:i.on of this project. could lead <br />to the conservation of over 5 ~illion gallons of waste-water <br />each year. In addition, the utility bill savings resulting <br />from the conservatiori of hot Water alone coul~ pay for the <br />entire project within two yearEl after installation. <br /> <br />The Roaring Fork Energy Center (RFBC) will work with each of <br />the participating governmental entities to implement this <br />project. The RFECis a 501 (e) (3) non-profit corporation <br />that has previous experience.wtth water efficiency programs <br />in Carbondale, Glenwood springa, Aspen, Snowrnass Village and <br />Steamboat Springs. Overall COordination of the project will <br />be provided by the RFEC staff ~orking directly with Mark <br />Fuller of pitkin County staff. The RFEC will also coordinate <br />the project with the staffs of each city and county to <br />identify households, promote the project and monitor savings <br />in the future. The RFEC will be in charge of installing <br />all of the devices with the intention to subcontract the new <br />toilet retrofits to ioeal plumbing contractors~ This.worked <br />very well in theCarbondale/Glenwood Springs project and <br />helped support the local econo~y by the fact that all of the <br />money from the Office of Water Conservation grant went to a <br />local plumber ai'ld plumbing supply busines.s. They are both <br />very eager to continue the project in 1993. The r7mainder o~ <br />the project costs were paid by homeowners and in-klnd <br />donations from the RFEC, Town of Carbondale. City of Glenwood <br />Springs, local media :and volunteers. <br /> <br /> <br />.~ <br />\ <br />